Dining: Tom Sietsema

Take two trends
and mix

Fusion small plates work at Masa 14.

• Dine With Tom: And the winner is . . .
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Below the Beltway: Gene Weingarten

XXX for the XX set

Women's erotica isn't just dirty.
It's nice and dirty.

• Humor Columns & Feature Stories
• Monthly Q&A: Chatalogical Humor

Date Lab

A higher form
of flirting

So hot she just might spill her drink.

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Trend Report

Turn a trendy page

Design gets literary when creative types feel bookish.

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Illustration

Our Town

Reporting as art: Drawing the scene at a motorcycle convention.

DoubleX

'I don't' to tradition

Which wedding customs should be abolished?

Editor's Query

Lost and found

Years after his violin was stolen, he was in for a surprise.

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First Person Singular

The rough rider

Roller derby devotee Meagan Henry in her own words.

Behind the Lens

Boston Mass

A photo captures a quiet tribute to Kennedy.

The Breakdown

Best foot forward

Peek inside a fashion pro's closet

Whatever Happened To ...

Music lessons

We featured elementary students writing operas. What happened next?

Diversions

Second Glance

Spot the differences in these photos, submit your own.

• Crossword | Dilbert